Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
February 29, 1944
Died
July 22, 2013 (69 years old)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dennis Farina
Biography
Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in Manhunter, mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty, Cousin Avi in Snatch, and Walt Miller in New Girl. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted and narrated the television program Unsolved Mysteries on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012.
Known For
Acting
Authors Anonymous
2014
Luck
2012
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011
New Girl
2011
The Looney Tunes Show
2011
Knucklehead
2010
Bottle Shock
2008
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Bagboy
2007
The Grand
2007
Purple Violets
2007
You Kill Me
2007
Empire Falls
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Paparazzi
2004
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Stealing Harvard
2002
Big Trouble
2002
Sidewalks of New York
2001
Dinner for Five
2001
Making 'Snatch'
2001
Snatch
2000
Reindeer Games
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999